At the far end of town

Heroine

To the world you are smiling,

Yet your eyes betray your inner hurting,

I maybe wrong in my musings,

But in every sense you are a true heroine,

Putting on a brave facade when you are tearing,

Broken yet you are fighting,

There are yet many miles to keep on travelling,

The road is long and tiring,

Wounded, yet you keep on going.